Category: National Speciality

Mexican eggs with tortilla chips

Mexican eggs with tortilla chips is one of the family’s favourite lunch dishes. Its a tasty easy  budget meal and one of my son Tom’s...

Bacon and Mushroom Pasta

I have tried different recipes for bacon and mushroom pasta and this one tastes great. Don’t be scared to use the  mayonnaise it doesn’t over...

Flammkuchen with Goats Cheese

Flammkuchen with Goats Cheese is a delicious vegetarian alternative to the classic one using bacon. Added flavour comes from including  Rosemary, red onions and tomatoes...

Classic Flammkuchen

This is a classic Flammkuchen recipe. Flammkuchen is the German/ French  equivalent of a pizza, on a thin base with creme fraiche instead of tomato...

Homemade Beef Enchiladas

These are easy to make homemade Beef Enchiladas. Most of the recipes you find posted online cheat and use ready made sauce which you can’t...

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

This is an easy recipe for homemade enchilada sauce. Most of the Mexican recipes you find posted online cheat and use ready made sauce which...

Meatballs with Courgettini or Spaghetti

This Meatballs with Courgettini or Spaghetti recipe is based on one I saw on the British Masterchef. In Germany you can use Katenschinken, in the...

Lemon Drizzle Cake

My version of Lemon Drizzle Cake combines a sponge cake with lemon curd (jam), a lemon and sugar drizzle and butter icing. If you are...

Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is something that I really like. This is a recipe that I have developed over the years tweaking and improving it. You can...

Cottage Pie

This is a version of the British Classic Cottage Pie. It is my son Jamie’s second favourite dish. Mince beef with Mash Potato baked in...